The INDEPENDENT, August 21, 2008
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River City Speedway action included multi-car crashes on Aug. 16
by Mike Weber
St. Helens drivers Stephen
Kaptur and Don Grentz, cap-
tured their second A main wins
of the season in the Lemmons
Trucking sponsored stock car
races Saturday, August 16, at
River City Speedway.
Three former Columbia
County Racing Association divi-
sion champions won for the first
time this year, as Chris Quinn,
John Nusom and Stacey
Fordyce all recorded main
event victories. Local racers
Sean Fox, Dan Fox, Justin Mc-
Mullen, Gerald Strawn and
Kathy Griffin notched top three
A main finishes.
The sportsman and modified
mains were ended early by red
caution flags with two wild, mul-
ti-car crashes halting the action
when the races were unable to
resume. Many drivers were
treated by Metro West Ambu-
lance emergency medical tech-
nicians at the track. Jeremy
Martin of St. Helens, had some
injuries that required him to be
taken to the hospital for treat-
ment.
In the Reser’s Fine Foods
Sportsman main, Tricia Brittain,
Tim Williams, LeRoy White and
Aaron Prettyman were involved
in a four car, lap 27, mishap on
the back straightaway. Gre-
sham’s John Nusom, who
passed Rick Rehanek on the
second lap, was in front when
the crash occurred and got the
win with his Tom’s Auto & Per-
formance Machine Chevrolet
Camaro. Brittain of St. Helens,
took sixth with her Rose Valley
Market Monte Carlo and leads
the series point standings.
“Tricia took a hard hit, her
head and neck is a little sore,
but she’s doing alright,” said
her husband, Sam Brittain.
“That’s the way things go in
racing. Sometimes you’re on
top of the world and other
times, things don’t go so well. It
really wasn’t anyone’s fault and
it was just a racing incident. It’s
the most damage we’ve had to
the car in a couple years. We’ll
fix it and be back in two weeks
for the Labor Day Races (Au-
gust 30-31).”
Quinn of Vancouver, started
on the pole position of the mod-
ified main and led all the way
with his Gunderson Tire/ASK
Engineering open-wheel style
racer. The race ended on lap
32 with a three car crash on the
back straightaway involving
Martin, Rainier’s Greg Greer
and Dennis Blasier of Scap-
poose. Sean Fox manuevered
up from an eighth place start to
get a season best second with
his Outrageous Audio/Malar
Performance Engines racer.
“I’m pretty happy, the car
was working absolutely beauti-
ful and the motor was running
great, thanks to Tony Malar,”
said Sean Fox, whose dad Dan
was right behind in third. “Our
Northwest Competition Motor-
sports crew of Gary Knox,
Steve Fenter, Dave Fenter and
Doug Lafoone does an excel-
lent job for every race. It’s too
bad Jeremy got hurt and I sure
hate to see things like that hap-
pen.”
Stephen Fenter, who was
atop the street stock division
prior to the race, led the first
four laps of the street stock
main with his Camaro. Grentz
moved by Fenter on the outside
lane on lap five for the lead.
Grentz held onto the top spot
for the duration of the 40 laps
with his Yamhill Auto Wreck-
ing/Sweers Trucking Camaro.
Gresham’s Curt Nusom, was
runnerup in his Steven’s Print-
ing Camaro and he took over
first place in the standings.
Portland’s Don Schott took
third. Terry Moss of St. Helens,
manuevered up from the rear of
the 13-car field to take fourth
with his Knife River Chevy Mal-
ibu.
“This is my best year ever
and I would be pretty satified if
I can just finish in the top five of
standings,” said Grentz.
Kaptur moved up from
eighth place to win the mini
stock main with the Mary
Jean’s Flowers/Reliant Eleva-
tor Ford Pinto owned by Mil-
waukie’s Eric Lindquist. Scott
Beaudoin was second and Mc-
Mullen, the division leader, was
third.
Fordyce of Vancouver, took
the lead from Griffin on lap two
of the women’s main and led
the remainder of the race. Kyle
Mahner, 16, of Clackamas, led
all the way to win the Micro
Sprint main. Longview’s Steven
Schreiner led from start-to-fin-
ish with his Dodge Neon to cap-
ture his second student division
main event win.
RIVER CITY SPEEDWAY
AUGUST 16, RESULTS
Sportsman – Fast Time: Aaron
Prettyman, St. Helens 15.73. Tro-
phy Dash: Curt Nusom, Gresham.
Heat 1: Derek Vorseth, Sheridan;
Tony Hendon, Portland; Larry Lem-
mons, Toledo. Heat 2: Doug Hur-
ley, Castle Rock; Danny Asher,
Portland; John Nusom, Gresham.
Heat 3: LeRoy White, Portland;
Curt Nusom; Chris West, Battle-
ground. Main: John Nusom; Asher;
Gerald Strawn, St. Helens; White;
Prettyman; Tricia Brittain, St. He-
lens; Hendon; Lemmons; Vorseth;
Rick Rehanek, Portland.
Modified – Fast Time: Jeremy
Martin, St. Helens 15.49. Trophy
Dash: Corey Cook, Rainier. Heat 1:
Chris Quinn, Vancouver; Dennis
Blasier, St. Helens; Dan Fox, War-
ren. Heat 2: Sean Fox, Rainier;
Don Jenner, Vancouver; Cook.
Main: Quinn; Sean Fox; Dan Fox;
Jenner; Greg Greer, Rainier; Cook;
Dan Smith, Scappoose; Bobby
Morley, Scappoose; Mark Reser,
Tigard; Ron Greer, Rainier.
Street Stock – Fast Time: Curt
Nusom 16.14. Trophy Dash: John
Nusom. Heat 1: Don Grentz, St.
Helens; Stephen Fenter, St. He-
lens; Callen Prettyman, St. Helens.
Heat 2: Todd Newton, Portland;
Steven Nusom, Gresham; Don
Schott, Portland. Main: Grentz;
Curt Nusom; Schott; Terry Moss,
St. Helens; Eddie Farness, Sandy;
Ron Dodge, Vernonia; Brad Nu-
som, Gresham; Curtis Zelmer,
Portland; Fenter; Steven Nusom.
Mini Stock – Fast Time: Justin
McMullen, Deer Island 16.66. Tro-
phy Dash: Justin McMullen. Heat
1: Susan Wallace, Portland; Frank
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Mullen; Ric James, Portland;
Scheibel; Jenelle Harrison, St. He-
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Women’s Divsion – Fast Time:
Celeste Hardesty, St. Helens. Tro-
phy Dash: Hardesty. Heat: Brenda
Hurley, Castle Rock; Hardesty;
Kathy Griffin, Scappoose. Main:
Stacey Fordyce, Vancouver; Jacki
Graham, Portland; Griffin; Melissa
McVae, Scappoose; Kim Lem-
mons, Toledo; Hurley; Hardesty.
Student Division – Fast Time:
Bradley Martin, St. Helens 17.26.
Trophy Dash: Steven Schreiner,
Longview. Heat: Andrew Olsen,
Portland; Martin; Schreiner; Joel
Beehler, St. Helens. Main: Schrein-
er; Beehler; Martin; Tyler Young,
Portland; Olsen.
Micro Sprints Main: Kyle Mahn-
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